The Métis settlements in Alberta cover more than how many hectares, making MSGC the largest landholder in the province?

• A. 50,000 hectares
• B. 200,000 hectares
• C. More than 200,000 hectares
• D. 1,000,000 hectares

Answer: (C)

The question is about the size of the land base controlled by the Métis settlements in Alberta. When Métis settlements come together under the MSGC, they collectively hold a very large tract of land—more than two hundred thousand hectares. That sheer extent is what makes MSGC the province’s largest landholder.

This matters because owning such a large area gives the settlements significant control over local resources, land use, housing, agriculture, and community development, all governed under Métis self-governance arrangements.

The other figures don’t fit because fifty thousand hectares is far too small to be the largest landholding, and a figure of exactly two hundred thousand does not reflect that the total is over that amount. A million hectares would be unrealistically large for Alberta’s Métis settlements.